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First Look: Ric Roman Waugh Takes on the NCAA in National Champions
Ric Roman Waugh has never shied away from a fight for justice. In Shot Caller, he explored how the modern American prison makes monsters. In Snitch, it was mandatory minimum sentencing. Even his action flick Angel Has Fallen examined PTSD and intergenerational trauma. His latest, National Champions, is no exception.

7:00PM Tue. Nov. 16, 2021, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Austin-Made Sitcom Wind Ups Breaks Out of the Toy Box Tonight
Tired of watching TV at home? Sick of dusting your One Piece figurines? Why not go out tonight and watch TV about toys, with a very special preview screening of the new Austin-made show Wind Ups, a comedy filmed in a genuine local institution: Toy Joy.

6:00PM Mon. Nov. 15, 2021, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

ATX TV Returns to In-Studio Broadcast
Clear your viewing schedule: ATX TV Festival is coming back as an in-person festival. After two years of virtual programming, the fest dedicated to all things small screen will be running all around downtown Austin, June 2-5 2022.

11:00AM Mon. Nov. 15, 2021, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Extra Life is Back in IRL
When is a stream better in person? When it's Rooster Teeth's annual Extra Life fundraiser.

8:00PM Fri. Nov. 12, 2021, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Fear the Walking Dead Production Quits Austin for Georgia
Bleak news for the Texas film and TV community: Zombie smash hit Fear the Walking Dead, the AMC series which has shot its last four seasons in Austin and the surrounding area, is leaving Texas and is expected to relocate production for season 8 to Savannah, Georgia. Production is expected to end locally on Dec. 17.

3:10PM Thu. Nov. 11, 2021, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Sound Unseen is Blowing Up Your Stream
60 degrees in Oxford. 33 in Minneapolis. 80 in Austin. Wherever Jim Brunzell goes, he noted, “Fall is here.”

6:00AM Wed. Nov. 10, 2021, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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West Anderson Becomes Wes Anderson
What do you get if you cross Wes Anderson with a ticket for The French Dispatch? All the way to the Alamo Village. Sorry, not much of a joke, but then the city of Austin renaming West Anderson as Wes Anderson isn't a joke, either.

4:00PM Tue. Nov. 9, 2021, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Austin Film Festival Review: The Automat
Lisa Hurwitz’s The Automat is a lovely look back at, well, the automat. Specifically, the Horn & Hardart Automat restaurants found in Philadelphia and New York City from their beginnings in 1902 right down to the closing of their last location in 1991.

2:02PM Fri. Nov. 5, 2021, Sarah Jane Read More | Comment »

Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe Pass The Beta Test
There aren't many stars in indie cinema but, much as he might blanch at the idea, Jim Cummings is one of them. After his new sharp-fanged satire, The Beta Test, had its Austin debut during Fantastic Fest, he was politely, and with socially-distanced respect, mobbed.

6:00PM Wed. Nov. 3, 2021, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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